Sebastien Loeb Cinches WRC Opener
Sebastien Loeb dominated the World Rally Championship’s Monte Carlo opener.
According to Autosport:
The reigning champion looked like he might have a fight on his hands when likely title rival Jari-Matti Latvala used a brilliant tyre choice amid changeable weather on day one to shoot into a half-minute lead. But when Latvala rolled his Ford out of first place late on Wednesday, Loeb’s Citroen was left alone at the front of the field, and he duly pulled away to claim a crushing sixth Monte Carlo win.
Leading finishers:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen 4h32m39.9s
2. Dani Sordo Mini + 2m45.5s
3. Petter Solberg Ford + 3m14.2s
4. Mikko Hirvonen Citroen + 4m06.8s
5. Evgeny Novikov M-Sport Ford + 6m03.4s
6. Francois Delecour M-Sport Ford + 7m47.9s
7. Pierre Campana Mini + 8m31.4s
8. Ott Tanak M-Sport Ford + 10m34.7s
9. Martin Prokop Czech Ford + 16m10.7s
10. Armindo Araujo Araujo Mini + 16m16.6s
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